The following is a list of exercises of the Indian Air Force.
Name | Participating Country | Units | Date | Location | References |
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2004 | |||||
Cope India | United States | 16 - 27 February | Gwalior AFS, India | [1][2] | |
Sindex I | Singapore | Gwalior AFS, India | |||
2005 | |||||
Garuda II | France | Istres Air Base, France | |||
2006 | |||||
Sindex II | Singapore | 3 - 20 January | Kalaikunda AFS, India | [3] | |
Gagan Shakti | - | 4 - 27 September | [4] | ||
Indradhanush I | United Kingdom | 2 - 13 October | Gwalior AFS, India | [4] | |
Sindex III | Singapore | 8 November | Kalaikunda AFS, India | [5] | |
Sindex IV | Singapore | 8 - 22 December | Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore | [4] | |
2007 | |||||
Garuda III | France | 13 - 25 February | Kalaikunda AFS, India | [6] | |
Indradhanush II | United Kingdom | RAF Waddington, United Kingdom | [7] | ||
Sindex V | Singapore | 26 November - 13 December | Kalaikunda AFS, India | [8][9] | |
2008 | |||||
Red Flag |
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9 - 23 August | Nellis AFB, United States | [10][11][12][13] | |
Exercise Desert Eagle I | UAE | September | Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE | [14] | |
2009 | |||||
Cope India | United States | 19 - 23 October | Agra AFS, India | [15][16] | |
Eastern Bridge I | Oman | 31 October | Jamnagar AFS, India | [17] | |
2010 | |||||
Garuda IV |
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14 - 25 June | Istres Air Base, France | [18][19][20][21] | |
Indradhanush III | United Kingdom | 18 October - 3 November | Kalaikunda AFS, West Bengal | [18] | |
2011 | |||||
Eastern Bridge II | Oman | 22 October | [22] | ||
2013 | |||||
Iron Fist | - | February 2013 | Pokhran, India | [23][24][25] | |
2014 | |||||
Garuda V | France | 2 - 13 June | Jodhpur AFS, India | [26][27][28] | |
2015 | |||||
Indradhanush IV | United Kingdom | 30 July | RAF Coningsby and RAF Brize Norton, United Kingdom | [29] | |
2016 | |||||
Iron Fist | - | 18 March | Pokhran, India | [30][31] | |
Red Flag | United States | 28 April - May 13 | Eielson AFB, United States | [32][33][34] | |
Desert Eagle II | UAE | May 24 - June 3 | Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE | [14][35][36] | |
2017 | |||||
Eastern Bridge IV | Oman | 16 - 20 January | Jamnagar AFS, India | [37][38][39] | |
Siam Bharat II | Thailand | 22 - 26 May | Chiang Mai, Thailand | [40][41][42] | |
Sri Lanka |
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9 - 14 July | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [43][44][45] | |
Pralay Shayam | - | 23 September | Hyderabad, India | [46] | |
Indra | Russia | 19 - 29 October | Sergeyvsky Training Ranges, Russia | [47][48] | |
Blue Flag |
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2 - 6 November | Uvda Air Force Base, Israel | [49][50][51][52] | |
Danx | - | 20 - 24 November | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India | [53] | |
2018 | |||||
Gaganshakti | - | 8 - 22 April | India | [54][55][56][57] | |
Pitch Black |
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27 July - 18 August | Darwin Air Force Base, Australia | [58][59][60] | |
Bi-lateral exercise | Indonesia | 20 - 22 August | Subang Air Base, Malaysia | [61] | |
Aviaindra | Russia | 17 - 28 September | Lipetsk, Russia | [62][63] | |
10 - 22 December | Jodhpur, India | ||||
Cope India | United States | 3 - 14 December | Kalaikunda and Panagarh Air Force Stations, India | [64] | |
Shinyuu Maitri - Bi-Lateral Exercise | Japan |
|
03-7 December | AFS Agra | |
2019 | |||||
Garud VI | France | 1 - 12 July | Mont-de-Marsan,France | ||
2021 | |||||
Desert Warrior- Joint Tactical Air Exercise | Egypt | 30-31 October | El Berigat Air Base, Egypt [65] |
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